List of all shark attacks in south-africa
Fatal Attacks
106
Unprovoked Attacks
406
Total Attacks
585
There have been a total of 585 shark attacks in SOUTH AFRICA. Out of those, 106 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 18.12%. 406 attacks came out of the blue while 179 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Alfred | 19-04-1960 | Raggedtooth shark, 100-lb | Fishing | Gaffed shark bit his ankle PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | P. Wagener | |
| Kei River Mouth | 31-12-1959 | 11h00 | 2.1 m [7'] shark | Wading | Heel lacerated, hand lacerated & abraded | NO | Joyce Greig |
| King Reef off Park Rynie | 01-06-1958 | Invalid | Spearfishing | Injuries not caused by sharks | NO | Gene Franken & Maurice McGregor | |
| MaKakatana River | 31-12-1957 | Fishing, walking in river to cast | FATAL, right leg severed above knee | YES | young Zulu male | ||
| Plettenberg Bay | 25-05-1956 | White shark | Fishing | No injury, sharks bit propellers, etc | NO | multiple boats including B.J. C. Brunt | |
| Muizenberg | 07-02-1954 | 08h45 | White shark, 1.5 m [5'] k | Body boarding | Right ankle lacerated | NO | 25yo Alan Saffery |
| Durban | 14-12-1947 | Shark involvement prior to death not confirmed | Human remains, possibly one of the crew of the wrecked fishing boat John Bull. found in 277-kg tiger shark. | NO | |||
| North Pier, Durban | 24-03-1935 | Put foot inside mouth of supposedly dead shark | Injury to foot PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | male | ||
| Durban | 31-12-1920 | 4 men were bathing | FATAL | YES | male | ||
| Durban | 31-12-1920 | Crew swimming alongside their anchored ship | FATAL | YES | male |
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